The Betrayals
Published on 10. August 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-4059-2345-3 (ISBN)
Description
THE DEVASTATINGLY EXPLOSIVE RICHARD & JUDY PICK AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
None of them would forget that week on the wild Norfolk coast.
Best friends Rosie and Lisa's families had always been inseparable.
But that summer, Lisa had an affair with Rosie's husband Nick.
And now, after years of silence, she sends Rosie a letter begging for help. A letter which exposes dark secrets.
Daughter Daisy's fragile hold on reality begins to unravel.
Teenage son Max blames himself for everything that happened that long hot summer.
And Nick must confront his own version of events.
There are four sides to this story. Who will you believe?
________
'No one writes about modern family with more truth and authenticity than Fiona Neill' Lisa Jewell
'A rollicking read that should not be picked up at bedtime, or you'll be done for in terms of a good night's sleep' Stylist
'A vivid and insightful portrayal of a family in crisis. A writer at the top of her game' Gillian McAllister
'Thought-provoking and stands out from the crowd' Grazia
None of them would forget that week on the wild Norfolk coast.
Best friends Rosie and Lisa's families had always been inseparable.
But that summer, Lisa had an affair with Rosie's husband Nick.
And now, after years of silence, she sends Rosie a letter begging for help. A letter which exposes dark secrets.
Daughter Daisy's fragile hold on reality begins to unravel.
Teenage son Max blames himself for everything that happened that long hot summer.
And Nick must confront his own version of events.
There are four sides to this story. Who will you believe?
________
'No one writes about modern family with more truth and authenticity than Fiona Neill' Lisa Jewell
'A rollicking read that should not be picked up at bedtime, or you'll be done for in terms of a good night's sleep' Stylist
'A vivid and insightful portrayal of a family in crisis. A writer at the top of her game' Gillian McAllister
'Thought-provoking and stands out from the crowd' Grazia
Reviews / Votes
Sometimes there are four sides to a story - but which one will you believe in the engrossing RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK, The Betrayals -- from the publisher's description A rollicking read that should not be picked up at bedtime, or you'll be done for in terms of a good night's sleep. Neill is brilliant at capturing the wrong turns people make and the consequences that follow * Stylist * Exquisitely drawn and perfectly realised, no one writes about modern family with more truth and authenticity than Fiona Neill. She nails it every single time -- Lisa Jewell * Sunday Times bestselling author of I Found You * A vivid and insightful portrayal of a family in crisis; Neill's writing is incisive, smart and at times darkly funny. A writer at the top of her game; I will be telling everybody I know about this book -- Gillian McAllister * Sunday Times bestselling author of Everything but the Truth * Telling the story of four intriguing family members in the years following an affair and a break-up, the cleverly structured plot revolves around psychology: particularly how people perceive and recall the same events differently. The Betrayals is thought-provoking and stands out from the crowd * Grazia * Neill's plotting is beyond compare . . . Weaving an utterly absorbing account of deception and desire, Neill leaves you asking the question: Which voice can you trust? -- Nicola Moriarty * author of The Fifth Letter * I thoroughly enjoyed this brilliantly observed novel about a family in meltdown. I have never read anything by Fiona Neill before, but after reading this totally absorbing tale, that is a situation I intend to rectify -- Kathryn Hughes * Number One Kindle bestselling author of The Letter * Praise for The Good Girl * - * Tapping into the issues of the day . . . this is a novel made for heated book club debates * Stylist * Sometimes touching, sometimes shocking... this cautionary coming-of-age tale is a thought-provoking one * Daily Mail *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
277 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-2345-3 (9781405923453)
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E-Book
08/2017
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
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Person
Fiona Neill is an author and journalist who has written five Sunday Times bestsellers. Her last novel, The Betrayals, sold over 130,000 copies and was a Richard & Judy Book Club selection. Fiona worked as a foreign correspondent in Central America for six years and returned to the UK as assistant editor on Marie Claire before joining The Times Magazine as assistant editor. She has written features for many publications including The Times, Sunday Times Style, and the Telegraph Magazine as well as having written a screenplay of her first novel for the BFI. Fiona grew up in rural North Norfolk and lives in London with her husband and three children.